Kai Pastor

This `(special empty string)` dance doesn't look healthy... I assume `VSIFree` is used *much more* often than `GDAL_GCP`. Thus the extra test is quite expensive. Would it help to make...

I see. I still feel a little bit worried by the mix of C, C++, and `const_cast`.

> related, i'd like to see the feature tests in cmake files follow an autodetect-by-default policy rather than off-by-default policy. this is how the autotools build works today Better not,...

> it isn't hard: disable the options yourself if you don't care. The problem is that with auto-probe, I have to deal *with every option* because I care about *every...

I don't feel comfortable with the strong bias in the responses. I wonder why took the time to read the code of conduct before posting.

> it isn't hard: disable the options yourself if you don't care. this is how autotools has worked for decades without much hassle. > if you're trying to build and...

It is (fairly) easy to fix the key point of this issue (strict control). It is a a different thing to implement both proper auto-use and explicit control. > at...

> what version of libwebp though? we've been supporting older versions that distros are shipping. It works with 1.2.4 in vcpkg. IIRC webp in Ubuntu 18.04 is too old. webp...

> IIRC webp in Ubuntu 18.04 is too old. I was wrong, even Ubunto 18.04 has it, as well as older Debian packages (0.6.1).

Sorry, this was burried in 600 other e-mails from osgeo subscriptions. A local `vcpkg.json` manifest would offer some benefits over the classic vcpkg command line installation: - Users and CI...